Junior center Kyle Grimm (Sherrill, NY/Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) had a game high 11 rebounds, all on the defensive boards, for the Dutchmen. Senior captain Joe Mackey (Flushing, NY/Archbishop Molloy) added 12 points and led all players with six assists. Desmarais made eight of 10 free throws and hit seven of his eight shots from the floor.
Sophomore guard Jamal Hall (Brooklyn, NY/Benjamin Banneker) led all players with 27 points for the Yellow Jackets, while Kareem Hanley (Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie) scored 11 and Otis Saylee (New York, NY/Seward Park) had 10 points for New York City Tech.
The Dutchmen never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 23 in the first half before taking a 42-22 lead into the break. Union had leads as high of 35 twice, including 65-30 with 13:09 remaining. All 13 players on the Union roster saw action in this season opener. Union shot 60% in the first half and 54% for the game, while holding the Yellow Jackets to 31% shooting for the night.
Union will play at Lasell Wednesday night at 7 p.m. before returning home to face Middlebury Saturday at 4 p.m. New York City Tech hosts Ramapo Thursday night at 6 p.m.
New York City Tech vs Union 11/27/06 7:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 90, NEW YORK CITY TECH 65 NEW YORK CITY TECH (1-3) Hall, Jamaal 8-20 6-9 27; Hanley, Kareem 4-18 0-1 11; Saylee, Otis 3-13 4-6 10; Hall, Kevin 2-6 3-6 7; Yaya, Issaka 2-4 1-3 5; Bradford, James 1-1 1-2 3; Omowaiye, Emmanuel 1-2 0-0 2; Vaughn, Andrew 0-2 0-0 0; Lewis, Kenneth 0-0 0-0 0; Jean-Giles, Richard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-67 15-27 65. UNION (1-0) Drew Desmarais 7-8 8-10 22; Steve Madej 6-10 0-0 17; Joe Mackey 4-8 2-2 12; Nick DiMaggio 2-2 2-2 8; Bobby Hughes 2-4 3-5 7; Joey Lokitis 2-6 0-0 6; Kyle Grimm 2-5 1-2 5; Brendan Rose 2-2 1-1 5; Nick Ciresi 1-5 1-2 4; Sean Clancy 0-0 2-2 2; Giacomo Anchisi 1-1 0-0 2; Chris Bourke 0-0 0-2 0; Jim Clifford 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 29-54 20-28 90. New York City Tech............ 22 43 - 65 Union......................... 42 48 - 90 3-point goals-New York City Tech 8-21 (Hall, Jamaal 5-10; Hanley, Kareem 3-9; Saylee, Otis 0-2), Union 12-21 (Steve Madej 5-8; Joey Lokitis 2-3; Joe Mackey 2-3; Nick DiMaggio 2-2; Nick Ciresi 1-4; Jim Clifford 0-1). Fouled out--New York City Tech-Bradford, James, Union-None. Rebounds-New York City Tech 32 (Hall, Kevin 9), Union 49 (Kyle Grimm 11). Assists-New York City Tech 15 (Saylee, Otis 4; Hall, Jamaal 4), Union 22 (Joe Mackey 6). Total fouls-New York City Tech 16, Union 19. A-207 Union's season opener.